{"id":8831,"date":"2022-09-29T10:06:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T17:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findfoodbank.org\/?page_id=8831"},"modified":"2023-09-24T15:42:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T22:42:18","slug":"orange-highlights-connections-between-hunger-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/findfoodbank.org\/bn\/orange-highlights-connections-between-hunger-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Highlights Connections Between Hunger & Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hunger and Health Go Hand in Hand<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n
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You may have noticed the El Mirador Tower lighting up orange at the Desert Regional Medical Center.<\/strong><\/span> The Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Hi-Desert Regional Medical Center also shined orange this September to call out hunger. The Desert Care Network joined #HungerActionMonth<\/strong><\/span> to raise awareness of the connection between food insecurity and poor health outcomes.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is known as food insecurity when you don\u2019t have reliable access to healthy, culturally appropriate foods. 1 in 10 Americans experience food insecurity, and an estimated 130 million adults are living with diabetes or prediabetes in the US. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0 inadequate nutrition is linked to the leading causes of death in the United States.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 28, 2022, the White House Press Conference on Hunger, Health, and Nutrition convened to discuss their plan to address diet-related diseases and food insecurity in the US. Nutrition and anti-hunger advocates nationwide, namely the Feeding America network of food banks including FIND, contributed their expertise on the topic. <\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Solutions proposed at the White House Press Conference on Hunger include prioritizing nutrition education, new healthcare practices that consider the impact of hunger on health, and increasing access to healthy foods through a Universal Free School Meals program for children and more robust federal nutrition assistance programs.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>5% increase in diabetes rates<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For Hispanic and Latino children<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>86% of public school students<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Qualify for free and reduced-price lunch in the Coachella Valley<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>6 million children<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lived in food insecure households in 2021<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Lasting Effects of Child Hunger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\nChildren in food-insecure households face higher risks of long-term developmental, behavioral, and socio-emotional problems, including:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n